Orrell Holgate Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Wigan
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.337 miles
Published by Wigan Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Orrell Holgate Academy is a primary school in Wigan for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 29 January 2025. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Orrell Holgate Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.337 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 8 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 86% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan.
- For Reception 2026 the last distance offered was 1.337 miles, the 4th longest of 45 Wigan primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.60 miles).
- In 2026, Reception had 23 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 22 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (4%) was not offered a place.
- Free school meals eligibility is 18.7%, against a middle figure of 40% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wigan schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8SJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 198 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 29 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at Orrell Holgate Academy.”
- “The curriculum fires their imagination.”
- “This makes them curious learners.”
To improve
- “Some pupils need a bit more help to manage their feelings and behaviours.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 86% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wigan.
- St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Orrell Newfold Community Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Westfield Community School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Winstanley Community Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published